Luke 4:18, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Isaiah 42:3, A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Matthew 12:20, A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Isaiah 53:5, But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Even children quickly learn what it means to be bruised. If we take a fall or get bumped we can see the way a the body reacts to the bruise. The pain that comes from a bruise lasts for a while. The spot(s) can remain sore and discolored until it is all healed.
Jesus was beaten before they nailed Him to the cross. He was probably very sore and worn out when He was forced to carry the cross they nailed Him to.
It is fair to say that Jesus was crushed, discouraged, and oppressed by those that tormented Him. He allowed all of this to happen because of our wicked ways.
I’ve had a bruised body, a bruised ego, and my emotions have been trampled on and bruised. I’ve known what it is to be crushed, discouraged, and oppressed. You have probably undergone circumstances in your life where you’ve known these kind of sorrows, too.
God provided a way for us to be healed of all the bruises in our lives. Jesus really did take that chastisement for us. He was punished for our sins even before He died on the cross. He took our infirmities upon Himself.
Take a look at some of the Scriptures placed at the top of this writing. See where God tells us that HE TOOK THE BRUISES FOR US SO THAT WE CAN BE HEALED. We can be set free from a life of sin. Jesus made a way that we can be free from tyranny and oppression. Jesus died that we can know what it is to know about His way, His truth, and His life.
If you ever had pain that you thought would never come to an end think of these passages. Remember that God paved the way that you can be healed. There is no problem too big for our Lord. There is no sickness on this earth that God cannot heal.